saintly

英 [ˈseɪntli]

美 [ˈseɪntli]

adj.  像圣人的; 非常圣洁善良的

最高级：saintliest　

GRE

BNC.20584 / COCA.19683

牛津词典

adj.

• 像圣人的；非常圣洁善良的
  like a saint ; very holy and good
  1. to lead a saintly life
     过着圣洁的生活

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 圣洁的;似圣徒的;善良的
  Asaintlyperson behaves in a very good or very holy way.
  1. ...his saintly mother...
     他圣洁善良的母亲
  2. She has been saintly in her self-restraint.
     她一直过着自我节制的圣徒式生活。

英英释义

adj

• marked by utter benignity
  1. angelic beneficence
  2. a beatific smile
  3. a saintly concern for his fellow men
  4. my sainted mother
  Synonym:angelicangelicalbeatificsaintlikesainted

双语例句

• Saintly Philosophy& Notes of Reading Levinas
  圣洁性的哲学&阅读勒维纳斯的几点笔记
• He was not at all a religious or saintly man.
  他根本不是个虔诚的或者说圣徒式的人物。
• Even the sanctioned "lives of saints" in print contain numerous traditional motifs from folk sources, and saintly influences continue to be manifested, according to folk accounts both from Europe and the United states, in many cases never validated by the church.
  而即使是那些钦准的有关“圣徒生活”的版本中，也留下无数民间传颂的烙印。至于种种圣迹的影响，也是依欧美各地的传说得以延存，虽然在许多情况下未经教会的认同。
• This is more about openness, responsiveness and courage than being saintly or always beyond reproach. It is particularly about taking ownership of decisions and actions.
  这并不意味着品德高尚或完美无缺，而是要有开放的心态、积极的应对和过人的勇气，尤其体现在掌握决策和行动的能力上。
• Private sector: the wealth-creating portion of the economy that pays all the bills for the rest; as opposed to wicked villains who loot the saintly public sector.
  私营部门：创造财富的经济领域，为其它领域支付所有帐单；而非掠夺神圣的公共部门的恶人。
• She has been saintly in her self-restraint.
  她一直过着自我节制的圣徒式生活。
• This is the mark of saintly devotees of the Lord.
  这就是主的神圣奉献者的标志。
• Once a group of men who earned their living by a savage determination, they now earned their living in what perhaps could be called a saintly fashion.
  曾经一度凭着一味蛮干过日子的一群亡命之徒，如今他们赖以生存的方式也许可以称之为圣贤之道。
• Or start repeating a word, or a phrase, or some mantra, perhaps the name of a god or saintly person towards whom you have devotion;
  或是重复一个字、一句话、持咒语、或者持诵一个你信仰的某尊神或圣者的名号。
• The learning style of the Song Dynasty, which sought for being saintly at heart and spiritually satisfactory, becomes an important aspect forming the core of the culture of the Song Dynasty.
  以追求内圣、精神的圆满自足为目标的宋学，构成了宋型文化的基本内核的重要方面。